Boxtrolls author Alan Snow interview: seeing the world of the boxtrolls made solid by other artists is more than odd

Get to know the author of Here Be Monsters, the book that inspired the film The Boxtrolls, as Alan Snow takes our quickfire interview

The Children of Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren – review

Prince Caspian: 'The children have lots of fun exploring, having adventures and making dens'

Angelina Ballerina – the Mousical review: brings the house down

Will the tiny rodent ballerinas create a winning routine in time for TV spectacular, Dancing With Mice? Only if they cast aside ego and work together, writes Andrew Pulver

A round up of the Guardian children’s books site’s first world war week

One hundred years after the start of the first world war, we celebrate the incredible books for children and teenagers that help us understand what happened and why the impact is still being felt today

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling – review

TMandy: 'At Hogwarts Harry realises he's special and his adventures begin'

How to Train Your Dragon – watch the book trailer

To celebrate the release of the How To Train Your Dragon 2 movie, author Cressida Cowell has created this gorgeous minifilm narrated by David Tennant to remind people that the films are based on her wonderful books! The latest book in the series is The Incomplete Book of Dragons which brings the whole dragon world gloriously to life

My inspiration: Jeremy Strong on Spike Milligan

The author of My Dad's Got an Alligator and The Hundred Mile an Hour Dog explains why author and script-writer Spike Milligan is to blame for everything silly in his books!

Brazil – quiz

How much do you know about the host country of the World Cup 2014? Have a go at our riotous Rio quiz to find out!

Richard Dawkins is wrong to dismiss the power of fairytales

Last week, Richard Dawkins described fairytales as pernicious. He should let his imagination run riot once in a while, says Marina Warner

Holly Webb’s top tips for writing stories set in the past

Do you like writing about things that happened in history? Author Holly Webb loves it which is why she has set her Maisie Hitchins books in Victorian times! Here Holly shares her favourite children's books set in the past plus some brilliant tips for on how to make your historical stories even more believable.

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